Truck fob handling rolls of belting and the like



C. C. FOUTS.

TRUCK FOR HANDLING ROLLS 0F BELTING AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9. I919.

Patented Nov. 18, 1919.

INVENTOR.

6. 61 fi'a TTORNEY.

CALVIN C. FO'UTS, 0F MIDDLETOWN, OHIO.

TRUCK FOR HANDLINGROLLS OFBELTING: AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented ov. 18, 1919.

Application filed May 9, 1919. Serial No. 295,957.

To all whom it may concern Be it known-that I, CALVIN C. F oUTs, a

citizen of the United States, residing at' Middletown, in the county of Butler and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trucl zs for Handling Rolls of Belting and the like, of

which the following is a specification, refer-- ence being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a truck for handling rolls of belting and the like. Belting ordinarily is stored and shipped in rolls which frequently contain many feet of belting and are, consequently, very heavy. The belting is used or sold in relatively short lengths, and when a section of belting is to be severed from the roll it is usually necessary to remove the roll from the bin and unwind the required amount of belting,

sever the same, and then return the roll to the bin all of which, because of the great weight of the roll, is more or less difficult of accomplishment. Further, it is frequently necessary to handle the rolls for other reasons.

i The object of the present invention is to provide a device by means of which a roll of belting, or other article, may be lifted and supported while it is moved from one position to another, is being unwound therefrom.

A further object of the invention is to provide such a device which will be very simple in its construction and operation;'

which will be of a strong, durable character; and which will be so constructed that the roll of belting can be very easily engaged and lifted thereby.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of a device embodying my invention; and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same showing the device about to engage a roll of belting.

In these drawings I have illustrated one embodiment of my invention and have shown the same in the form of a truck. It will be understood, however, that while I prefer to embody the device in the form of a truck, this is not an essential part of its construction, and the novel features of the device may be useful when embodied in other forms than that of a truck.

As here shown, the device comprises a main structure or frame consisting of two side members 1, each of which is here shown and while the belting as in the form of an inverted V. The lower ends of the arms of the two side frames are rlgldly secured one to the other by means of conecting bars 2, which extend between and are rigidly secured to the arms of the re-. spective Vs and the connecting bars 3 which extend-between and are rigidly secured to the ends of the parallel arms of the two side frames. The side members may also, if desired, be provided with vertically extending members 4:, which will impart greater strength and rigidity thereto. This frame may, if desired, be mounted upon wheels or rolls and, in the present form of the device, each side frame has pivotally secured thereto midway between its front and rear ends a wheel 5, which is here shown as journaled on' a pin 6 carried by a bracket 7, secured to the corresponding frame, member 4, and a gusset plate 8, which latter also serves to reinforce the frame structure. The connecting bars 2 are provided with upwardly curved portions 9 to receive the upper portions of the wheels and thus permit the lower part of the frame structure to be arranged on a level lower than the top of the wheels. These wheels form the main support for the frame, and it will be noted that the frame is pivoted on the wheels in such a manner that it may be tilted to bring the forward edge of the frame in engagement with the floor when so desired. The rear portion of the frame is preferably provided with suitable supports to retain the frame in a substantially horizontal position when so desired, and these supports are here shown in the form of swiveled casters 10.

Mounted 011 the frame is a suitable lifting device having parts adapted to engage the roll of belting, or other load to be lifted, so that the latter can be lifted from its support and moved into place between the two side members of the frame. This lifting device may take various forms, but it is here shown as a lever like structure comprising two parallel arms or levers 11 which are connected one to the other at their rear ends by a cross bar 12 and are pivotally mounted between their ends upon the upper portions of the respective side members of the main frame, as shown at 13. The forward ends of the lever arms, which extend beyond the axis of the lever, are preferably turned at an angle to the main portions of the lever arms so that when the lifting device is in its norand having in their forward edges a series of notches 15 to engage the ends of a rod or roller inserted through the central opening in the roll of belting. This rod may take various forms but, as'here shown, .it comprises a round rod 16 having loosely mounted thereon a tube 17 and having its ends square, as shown at 18. When the squared ends of the rod 16 have been inserted in the notches 15 of the lifting device the rod itself will be held against rotation and the tube 17 will rotate with the roll of belting.

To reinforce the lifting device and prevent the same from being subjected to undue strain, I prefer that the lower portions of the lifting arms 141 be held against lateral or turning movement, and I also prefer to so control the ends of these arms that they will have no free swinging movement but that when the lifting device is in its normal po sition the lifting arms will be held against all movement. Both of these functions are accomplished by providing fixed inclined guides for the lower ends of the As here shown, each arm has near its lower end a stud 19 on which is mounted a roller 20 which extends into a T-shaped slot 21 in a guide bar 22 which is rigidly secured to the ad]acent side member of the main frame. These guide bars are arranged at such an in clinat ion that when the lifting device is moved about its axis the lower ends of the arms will travel along the slots of the guide bars. lVhen the lifting device is in its normal position, the walls of the slots will prevent the arms 14 from swinging about their pivotal connections to the lever arms 11. The rollers rest upon the guide bars and thus relieve the lifting device of a large portion of the weight of the load when the lift mg device is in its normal or elevated posit on. Further, these guide bars hold the lifting arms against any tendency to lateral movement or to turning movement. The forward ends of the lifting arms 11 are preferably provided with a series of openings 23 'so that the lifting arms may be connected thereto at diflerent points and the amount of lifting movement imparted to the load thus varied.

lVhen a roll of belting is to be mounted on the device the latter isinoved into a position in front of the roll, as shown in 2, the frame tilted to bring the forward edge as shown in Fig. 1, the foris moved to its normal position, thus elevatthe same rearcentral position ing the load and moving wardly into a substantially with relationto the frame. The movement of the lifting device to its normal position carries the forward ends of the lever arms, to which the lifting arms are connected, rearwardly beyond the vertical line of the axes of the lever arms. Thus the weight of the load will tend to retain the lifting device in its normal or elevated position.

While I have shown and described one embodiment of the invention, I wish it to be understood that I do not desireto be limited to the details of construction thereof as various modifications may occur to a person skilled in the art.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: I

1. In a device of the characterdescribed, a frame comprising side members adapted to receive a load between them, a lifting device mounted on said frame and comprising a part to engage the load, and means for guiding said load engaging part of said lifting device rearwardly relatively to said side members when said lifting device is operated.

2. In a device of the character described, a frame comprising side members adapted to receive a load between them, a lifting device mounted on said side members and comprising a pair of arms having parts to engage a load, and inclined guides for the lower ends of said arms to cause the load to be moved upwardly and rearwardly relatively to said side members when said lifting device is actuated.

3. In a device of the character described, a frame comprising side members, a pair of lever arms pivotally mounted between their ends on the respective side members,

and lifting arms connected at their upper ends with said lever arms and having means to engage the load to be lifted, said lifting arms being capable of pivotal movement relatively to said lever arms to permit the lower ends thereof to move transversely to said side members as the load is lifted.

at. In a device of the character described, a frame comprising side members spaced apart to receive a load between them, lever arms pivotally mounted between their ends 7 on the respective side 7 members, and lifting arms pivotally mounted at their upper ends on Sitld' lev'enarins to move the load upwardly and rearwardly relat vely to said side members when said lever arms are ac-v tuated, and having notches in their forward edges to receive a loadsupporting rod;

5. In a device of the Character described, a frame comprisin side members spaced'apart to receive a loa between them, lever arms pivotally mounted between their ends on the respective side members, lifting arms pivotally mounted on the respective lever arms and having load engaging parts, and means to guide the lower ends of said lifting arms transversely to said side members when said lever arms are moved about their axes.

6. In a device of the character described, a frame comprising side members spaced apart to receive a load between them, lever arms pivotally mounted between their ends on the respective side members, and liftmg arms pivotally mounted on the respective lever arms to permit the lower ends to move upwardly and rearwardly relatively to said side members when said lever arms are actuated.

7. In a device of the character described, a frame comprising side members spaced apart to receive a loadbetween them, lever arms pivotally mounted between their ends on the respective side members, lifting arms pivotally mounted on the respective lever arms to permit their lower ends to move upwardly and rearwardly when said lever arms are actuated and having load engaging parts, and means to guide said lifting arms in said upward and rearward movement and to hold the same against movement about their axes when said lever arms are stationary.

S. In a device of the character described, a frame comprising side members spaced apart to receive a load between them, lever arms pivotally mounted between their ends on the respective side members, lifting arms pivotally mounted on the respective lever arms to permit their lower ends to move upwardly and rearwardly when said lever arms are actuated and having load engaging parts, and inclined guide bars carried by the respective side members adjacent to the lower ends of said lifting arms, said guide bars and said lifting arms having cooperating parts to control the movements of said lifting arms.

9. In a device of the character described, a frame comprising side members spaced apart to receive a load between them, lever arms pivotally mounted between their ends on the respective side members, lifting arms pivotally mounted on the respective lever arms to permit their lower ends to move upwardly and rearwardly when said lever arms are actuated and having load engaging parts, i 1 1clined' guide bars mounted on the respectlve side members of said frame and having slots therein, and studs carried by the respective lifting arms and adapted to travel in said slots.

10. In a device of the character described, a frame comprising side members spaced apart to receive a load between them, a lift ing device comprising lever like arms pivotally mounted between their ends on the respective side members and having their forward ends turned at an angle to the rear portions thereof, lifting arms pivotally mounted on the forward portions of the re spective lever arms, said lifting device being so arranged that when in its normal or elevated pos1t1on the points of connectlon between said lifting arms and said lever arms will lie in the rear of the axis about which said lever arms move, and means for guiding said lifting arms as said lever arms are moved about their axes and for holding said lifting arms against movement about their axes when said lifting device is in its elevated position.

11. In a device of the character described, supporting wheels, a frame tiltably mounted on the said wheels and comprising side members spaced apart to receive a load between them, a lifting device pivotally mounted on said frame and comprising lifting arms arranged to be brought into engagement with the load when the frame is tilted and moved toward the load which is to be lifted, so as to cause the side members of said frame to project on opposite sides of said load, said lifting device being'so arranged that it will cause said lifting arms to move transversely to said frame as the load is lifted.

12. In a device of the character described, supporting wheels, a frame tiltably mounted on said wheels and comprising side members spaced apart to receive a load between them, a lifting device pivotally mounted on said frame upon an axis arranged substantially in the vertical plane of the axes of said wheels when said frame is in its normal position, and comprising lifting arms arranged to be moved into positions in front of said vertical plane to receive a load and to be moved substantially into said vertical plane when said load is elevated.

13. In a device of the character described, a frame comprising side members spaced apart to receive a load between them, a lifting device comprising lever arms pivotally mounted on the respective side members of said frame, and lifting arms adjustably con nected with the respective lever arms and having parts adapted to engage the load, said lifting device being so arranged that the lower ends of said lifting arms will be moved transversely to said frame as the load is lifted.

1 1. In a device of the character described, a frame, i ture pivotally mounted on said frame, lifting arms carried by said structure and having parts to engage the load to be lifted, said arms being so arranged with relation to said structure that the load Will be moved rearwardly relatively to said frame when said lifting device is actuated to lift the load.

15. In a device of the character described,

a lifting device comprlsing a struca frame, a lifting device comprising a structure pivotally mounted on said frame, liftingarms carried by said structure, having parts to engage the load to be lifted and capable of rearward said frame when said lifting device is actuated, and guides for said lifting arms.

In testimony Wherof I. aflix my signature hereto.

' CALVIN C. FOUTS.

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